NVIDIA has released a new driver that is optimized for Baldur’s Gate 3 and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. This driver also supports DLSS 2, which can give you a significant performance boost in these games.
GeForce Gamer’s are Game Ready for ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’! ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ and Three Additional Games Get DLSS Upgrades
For Baldur’s Gate 3, GeForce RTX 40 Series desktop graphics cards can see an average performance boost of 93% when using DLSS 2. This means that you can play the game at 4K with all settings maxed out and still get over 60 frames per second.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre will also support DLSS 2 when it launches on August 18th. This will help to improve the performance of the game, especially on lower-end graphics cards.
In addition to these two games, the new driver also adds support for DLSS 2 in Gord and Sprawl. These games are both launching this month, so if you’re planning on playing either of them, you’ll want to make sure you have the latest driver installed.
The new driver also adds GeForce Experience’s one-click optimal settings for 6 new games: Exoprimal, Jagged Alliance 3, Lost Judgment, Portal: Prelude RTX, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Remnant 2. This will make it easy to get the best possible performance in these games.
So if you’re a GeForce gamer, be sure to download the new driver today to get the best possible experience in Baldur’s Gate 3, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and other upcoming games.
According to TrendForce, next-generation HBM3 and HBM3e memory will dominate the AI GPUs sector, especially given the large surge in desire from companies to incorporate DRAM. The current NVIDIA A100 and H100 AI GPUs are powered by HBM2e and HBM3 memory, which launched in 2018 and 2020, respectively. Several manufacturers, including Micron, SK Hynix, and Samsung, are swiftly establishing mass production facilities for new and faster HBM3 memory, and it won’t be long before it becomes the new standard.
Many individuals are unaware of a general aspect concerning the next-gen memory. HBM3 will be released in a variety of flavours, according to TrendForce. The lower-end HBM3 is expected to run at 5.6 to 6.4 Gbps, with higher variants exceeding 8 Gbps.
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Future AI GPUs, such as the AMD MI300 Instinct GPUs and NVIDIA’s H100, are slated to use the next-generation HBM3 process, which SK Hynix has an advantage over because it has already entered manufacturing stages and has received a sample request from NVIDIA.
Micron has also just disclosed plans for their future HBM4 memory design, but that isn’t due until 2026, therefore the planned NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs dubbed “GB100” will most likely use the faster variations when they arrive next between 2024-2025. The memory, which uses 5th generation process technology (10nm), is projected to enter mass production in the first half of 2024, with both Samsung and SK Hynix ramping up.
Competitors such as Samsung and Micron are pushing the accelerator, according to multiple sources. According to reports, Samsung offered that NVIDIA handle both wafer and memory acquisition through its subsidiaries. Simultaneously, Micron has reportedly partnered with TSMC to supply memory for NVIDIA’s AI GPUs.
According to veteran leaker Kopite7kimi, NVIDIA’s next-generation GeForce RTX flagship, based on the “Ada-Next” GPU architecture, would have a large 512-bit bus interface. While NVIDIA is rumoured to be discontinuing its flagship GeForce RTX 4090 Ti GPU, it appears that the green team is already hard at work on a next-generation successor, with the information showing a significant increase to the memory arrangement. The Ada-Next flagship gaming GPU, which is anticipated to debut in 2025, would include a 512-bit bus interface, according to Kopite7kimi.
Since the GeForce GTX 285 was released in 2009, NVIDIA’s GeForce gaming graphics card range, including the new ones, hasn’t had a memory configuration exceeding 384-bit.
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This is crucial because 512-bit memory configuration allows NVIDIA to experiment with huge memory sizes. Currently, 384-bit bus graphics cards such as the RTX 4090 and RTX 6000 Ada have capacities of up to 24 GB and 48 GB. You can acquire 32 GB capacities and grow up to 64 GB capacities on a single card with a 512-bit bus interface. This is a 33% increase in memory capacity.
Combined with multiple sources, I confirm the gaming flagship of Ada-next will have a 512-bit memory interface.
That doesn’t even take into account the latest 24 Gb GDDR7 modules being developed by DRAM manufacturers like as Micron and Samsung. If NVIDIA uses these modules, you can get up to 48/96 GB VRAM capacities, which would be ridiculous and a huge increase for content creators and AI workloads, but I don’t think gaming will benefit much from such high capacity, so let’s stay to 32 GB for now. When using the stock 32 Gbps GDDR7 memory, you can receive up to 2 TB/s of bandwidth and 2.3 TB/s when using the boosted 36 Gbps chips.
NVIDIA has made significant advancements to its memory and cache design in recent years, as well as optimisations to its memory compression techniques, allowing for less reliance on the GPU’s available bandwidth. The most significant cache improvement was seen in Ada cards, which resulted in NVIDIA considerably reducing the memory bus interfaces on its mid-range lineup, such as the RTX 4060 series, which sits at 128-bit and RTX 4070, which peaks at 192-bit.
NVIDIA eventually announced RTX IO a few days ago and the package of GPU-based decompression technologies was previously revealed alongside the RTX 30 Series graphics cards in 2020, but it finally made its debut this week with the surprising release of Portal: Prelude RTX.
Games can use RTX IO to offload ‘dozens of CPU cores’ worth of work to the GPU, which is substantially faster at this type of work. This is part of a bigger shift in how game data is accessed by the various hardware components.
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The assets are transmitted from the hard drive to the CPU, decompressed through system memory, and then delivered to the GPU in typical Input/Output. However, due to recent game asset size increases and bottlenecks between the CPU and RAM, this arrangement is less than ideal, especially now that machines are equipped with NVMe SSDs.
RTX IO expands I/O bandwidth by providing compressed data straight to the GPU with minimal staging’ in system memory.
The data is decompressed by the graphics card using the GDeflate open compression standard. This technique achieves high throughput and frees up the CPU to handle other tasks.
NVIDIA highlighted the faster texture load times and lower disk space afforded by RTX IO in their release. NVIDIA, for example, highlighted RTX IO’s 5X faster texture load speeds and 44% lower disk space in Portal: Prelude RTX in the slide below.
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Any assistance in combating the horrible stuttering that has plagued many recent PC game releases is much appreciated. Unfortunately, Portal: Prelude RTX isn’t the perfect game to put such potential to the test.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart will be released on PC next week by Insomniac and Nixxes. It will be the first game to support DirectStorage 1.2 with GPU-based decompression and RTX IO via the newest Game Ready driver.
As the business wants to expand its supply chain, Samsung is reportedly aiming to supply HBM3 memory and packaging facilities to NVIDIA for its AI GPUs. TSMC now dominates NVIDIA’s orders for wafer fabrication and sophisticated 2.5D semiconductor packaging.
However, it has been stated that TSMC is unable to satisfy NVIDIA’s demand due to a big surge of orders, which is why the business is now intending to employ a dual-sourcing approach to assure a consistent supply chain.
SK Hynix now supplies the major memory chips used in the AI GPU, HBM3. TSMC has highlighted worries about the massive workload associated with these chips’ 2.5D CoWoS packaging. This has prompted NVIDIA to seek alternative suppliers, including Amkor Technology of the United States and Siliconware Precision Industries Taiwan (SPIL), as previously reported by DigiTimes. Samsung has also entered the market through its AVP (Advanced Package) division, providing NVIDIA with a unique offering.
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According to reports, Samsung proposed to buy TSMC semiconductor wafers and HBM3 memory from its memory division. Using the company’s unique I-Cube 2.5D packaging, Samsung has arranged for NVIDIA to potentially have a supplier accountable for all development stages. Furthermore, the corporation has vowed to recruit additional engineers to this work, with the possibility of directly procuring the semiconductor wafer from the foundry division in the future.
Samsung has already begun mass production of HBM3 memory, with sources claiming that the memory has quicker speeds (6.4 GB/s) and lower energy consumption than SK Hynix.
The technique has gained popularity, particularly among AMD’s newer MI300 Instinct APUs, which include Samsung’s HBM3. If the NVIDIA transaction goes through, the company might gain 10% of the entire order volume.
The quality of the south korean company’s HBM3 and 2.5D packaging, as well as whether it meets NVIDIA’s specifications, will be the decisive factors in this agreement. Technically, Samsung and TSMC are competing, with both companies rapidly constructing facilities to serve their partners. If Samsung earns NVIDIA’s trust through its products, TSMC will be in jeopardy, and its market share may be at threat.
However, rest confident that this transaction is complicated, and it may damage the NVIDIA-TSMC partnership, which will not benefit either company. However, one thing is certain: the south korean tech giant is pressing the accelerator in this space, whether through its foundry or memory division. It would be interesting to see how things play out, especially in light of a recent report indicating that Samsung is ahead of TSMC in terms of yield rates and fabrication technologies.
ASUS TUF Gaming F17 laptop features a 17.3-inch screen with a crystal-clear resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, ensuring an immersive visual experience whether you’re gaming or working. The gaming laptop from ASUS is powered by an Intel Core i5 12500H processor, capable of reaching impressive speeds of up to 4.5 GHz.
The AUS TUF Gaming F17 Laptop comes with 16 GB of DDR4 RAM clocked at 3200 MHz, for optimal performance for gaming, streaming, and handling productivity tasks with ease. The ASUS TUF Gaming F17 comes with 512 GB SSD and support for up to 32 GB of RAM, offering flexibility for upgrades down the line.
The ASUS TUF Gaming F17 laptop NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card, featuring 4 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory.
ASUS TUF Gaming F17 laptop
The graphics card supports advanced technologies like real-time ray tracing and AI-enhanced visuals. The laptop is equipped with three USB 3.0 ports for better connectivity.
Audio quality is of utmost importance, and the ASUS TUF Gaming F17 excels in this area with its high-quality audio output for headphones and speakers. With a 20-volt Lithium-Ion battery, the laptop ensures hours of productivity and gaming on a single charge.
ASUS TUF Gaming F17 laptop
The ASUS TUF Gaming F17 with an Intel Core i5 processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 graphics, and expansive RAM, delivers exceptional performance for gaming and everyday tasks. Whether for gaming, entertainment or productivity, the ASUS TUF Gaming F17 laptop will satisfy all your need.
Recently, NVIDIA introduced a new version of the game Portal called Portal: Prelude RTX. It’s now available as a free download on Steam for those who own the original Portal game.
Portal: Prelude RTX takes advantage of NVIDIA’s advanced technologies to enhance performance and improve the gaming experience. NVIDIA DLSS 3 accelerates performance, NVIDIA Reflex reduces system latency, and NVIDIA RTX IO speeds up texture load time. NVIDIA also released a new GeForce Game Ready Driver specifically for Portal: Prelude RTX to ensure the best possible gaming experience.
Modders Remaster ‘Portal Prelude’ with NVIDIA RTX Remix. ‘Portal: Prelude RTX’ with full ray tracing, DLSS 3 and RTX IO is Available Now, for Free!
Portal: Prelude is a popular unofficial prequel to Portal that was first released in 2008. It features a challenging 8-10 hour campaign with 19 new test chambers, advanced gameplay mechanics, a fully voiced story with non-player characters (NPCs), and more. It received high ratings and was recognized as one of the top mods of 2008.
Portal: Prelude RTX is a community remaster of the original mod, created with NVIDIA RTX Remix. It incorporates full ray tracing, NVIDIA DLSS 3, NVIDIA Reflex, and NVIDIA RTX IO to deliver an enhanced experience for GeForce RTX gamers. This remaster is unique because it was entirely created by modders using the RTX Remix creator toolkit.
NVIDIA worked with the original creator of Portal Prelude, Nicolas “NykO18” Grevet, and modder David “Kralich” Driver-Gomm to modernize the game’s assets and introduce stunning full ray tracing. The remastered version is powered by NVIDIA RTX Remix, a modding platform built on NVIDIA Omniverse, which allows modders to create and share RTX mods for classic games.
It features cutting-edge graphics technologies, including full ray tracing, new high-resolution textures, and enhanced high-poly models. The modding team of five spent eight months upgrading every frame to achieve these impressive visuals.
NVIDIA DLSS 3, NVIDIA Reflex, and NVIDIA RTX IO bring significant performance improvements to Portal: Prelude RTX. DLSS 3 provides an average 5X performance upgrade at 4K with maximum settings, enabling smooth gameplay with 80+ FPS for users of GeForce RTX 4080 and 4090. NVIDIA RTX IO reduces texture load times by 5X and requires 44% less disk space.
NVIDIA RTX IO, which leverages the GDeflate compression standard developed by NVIDIA, enables rapid GPU-based loading and asset decompression in Portal: Prelude RTX. It works with both the DirectX and Vulkan APIs, with the game utilizing the new Vulkan Extensions.
To support the release of this Prelude RTX, NVIDIA released a new GeForce Game Ready Driver optimized for the game. This driver also enhances performance in other titles, such as Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and takes full advantage of NVIDIA RTX IO and DirectStorage for Windows.
In addition, NVIDIA’s graphics card partners will be offering 16GB versions of the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, starting this month. The 16GB version performs similarly to the 8GB version in most games, but certain games may benefit from the extra VRAM. The latest driver update also supports the new 16GB versions.
The driver update includes various improvements and additions, such as support for upcoming games like Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Remnant II, support for new G-SYNC Compatible displays, and optimized settings for seven new games in GeForce Experience.
For more information about Portal: Prelude RTX and other NVIDIA updates, you can visit the NVIDIA Studio blog.
The number of games with DLSS 2 support is growing rapidly, with three new games being released in the next two weeks. Testament: The Order of High-Human will launch on July 13th, Jagged Alliance 3 will launch on July 14th, and Remnant II will launch on July 25th. All three games are Unreal Engine 4 games, which shows that NVIDIA’s work to integrate RTX technologies into the Unreal Engine is paying off.
‘Testament: The Order of High-Human’, ‘Remnant II’ and ‘Jagged Alliance 3’ Get NVIDIA DLSS 2 Performance Upgrades
The Steam Summer Sale is also a great opportunity for GeForce RTX gamers to expand their collection of DLSS games. There are over 300 DLSS games on sale, including some of the biggest and most popular titles, such as Cyberpunk 2077, Deathloop, and God of War.
Here is a list of DLSS games that are on sale during the Steam Summer Sale:
AMID Evil
Atomic Heart
Back 4 Blood
Chivalry 2
Cyberpunk 2077
Deathloop
Deep Rock Galactic
Deliver us the Moon
Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed
Doom Eternal
Dying Light 2 Stay Human
Elder Scrolls Online
EVERSPACE™ 2
Forever Skies
Forza Horizon 5
Ghostwire Tokyo
God of War
Gotham Knights
Hello Neighbor 2
Hi Fi Rush
Hogwarts Legacy
Icarus
Jurassic World Evolution 2
Martha is Dead
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Midnight Ghost Hunt
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
No Man’s Sky
SCP 5K
Severed Steel
Sifu
Smalland: Survive the Wilds
Steelrising
Titan Station
Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong
Wolfenstein Youngblood
WRC Generations – The FIA WRC Official Game
DLSS is a powerful technology that can significantly improve the performance and image quality of games. If you have a GeForce RTX graphics card, we highly recommend checking out the DLSS games that are on sale during the Steam Summer Sale.
The highly anticipated GeForce RTX 4060 is now in stock and can be purchased from leading retailers and online stores, starting at a competitive price of $299. NVIDIA has also released a brand new Game Ready Driver specifically designed for the GeForce RTX 4060. In addition, NVIDIA has exciting news for gamers with the availability of two new games, Stranded: Alien Dawn and TIMEBREAKER, both offering NVIDIA DLSS technology for enhanced gaming experiences.
GeForce RTX 4060 Available Today
NVIDIA announced the launch of the GeForce RTX 4060 in May, and it is now available for purchase, with prices starting at INR 31,000. This graphics card showcases the powerful Ada Lovelace architecture, offering a significant performance upgrade for gamers who were using previous-generation GPUs.
With AI-powered DLSS 3 technology and optimized performance for creative applications, the GeForce RTX 4060 is set to revolutionize gaming and content creation. Furthermore, the Ada architecture’s exceptional efficiency ensures lower power consumption, cooler operation, and quieter fan speeds, or even idle fan operation. Creators will also benefit from the 8th generation NV Encoder with AV1 support, enhancing their workflow. Go get your new budget RTX 4060 now!
Game Ready Driver for GeForce RTX 4060
NVIDIA has released a Game Ready Driver tailored for the GeForce RTX 4060, ensuring optimal performance and compatibility for the latest member of the GeForce RTX 40 Series.
New DLSS Games
Continuing the momentum of DLSS technology, NVIDIA proudly introduces two new titles that harness the power of AI-driven performance enhancement:
Stranded: Alien Dawn (available now with DLSS 2)
TIME BREAKER (available now with DLSS 2 and ray tracing)
These games deliver remarkable visuals and improved frame rates, thanks to DLSS technology, providing an immersive gaming experience.
Nvidia Ada Lovelace GPUs will soon be getting its successors. The green team has updated its roadmap outlining the company’s next-generation products, including the successor to the GeForce RTX 40-series Ada Lovelace GPUs, which are among the greatest graphics cards for gaming available today.
Nvidia intends to release “Ada Lovelace-Next” graphics cards in 2025, according to the roadmap. If the chipmaker sticks to the present naming approach, the next-generation GeForce devices will be known as the GeForce RTX 50 series. Nvidia did not release the codename for Ada Lovelace’s replacement for obvious reasons. Some assume it is Blackwell, a codename from the Nvidia breach. However, we believe Blackwell will be the successor to Hopper, which Nvidia has designated as “Hopper Next” in the roadmap.
Nvidia has released Pascal in 2016, Turing in 2018, Ampere in 2020, and, most recently, Ada Lovelace in 2022.
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If Nvidia releases Ada Lovelace’s replacement in 2025, it will be breaking the regular cycle and bringing it closer to three years, or 30 months if the chipmaker aspires for an early 2025 release. According to a recent report, the chipmaker has supposedly upped production of its computing GPU devices. Nvidia isn’t up against stiff competition from AMD’s RDNA 3 product stack, and Intel isn’t a real threat to the GPU duopoly right now. In other words, Nvidia has the luxury of taking its time with consumers.
Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 40-series product stack was recently increased to the bottom of the ladder with the GeForce RTX 4060 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti. There is the possibility of a GeForce RTX 4050, as well as further top-tier alternatives such as an RTX 4080 Ti or GeForce RTX 4090 Ti. Nvidia may also release a Titan RTX Ada. Continuous leaks of an Nvidia quad-slot cooler imply that at least one of these beasts exists.
